Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Property and Equipment, Net - Additional Information (Detail)

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Property and Equipment, Net - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Jun. 29, 2013
Dec. 29, 2012
Jan. 03, 2015
Dec. 28, 2013
Dec. 29, 2012
Apr. 17, 2013
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]            
Depreciation and amortization expense     $ 8,923us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization $ 12,175us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization $ 15,204us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization  
Fair values discount rate 14.50%us-gaap_FairValueInputsDiscountRate          
Fair values royalty rate 1.00%prts_FairValueInputsRoyaltyRate          
Impairment loss on property and equipment 4,832us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForUse 1,960us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForUse 0us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForUse 4,832us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForUse 1,960us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForUse  
Net proceeds from sale of La Salle, Illinois facility     0us-gaap_SaleLeasebackTransactionNetProceeds 9,584us-gaap_SaleLeasebackTransactionNetProceeds 0us-gaap_SaleLeasebackTransactionNetProceeds  
Property and equipment, gross carrying value     69,313us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross 82,207us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross    
Property and equipment, accumulated depreciation     52,347us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment 62,544us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment    
Property and equipment, net     16,966us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet 19,663us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet    
Philippines            
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]            
Property and equipment, net     244us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_PH
508us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
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= country_PH
   
Building            
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]            
Impairment loss on property and equipment   1,000us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForUse
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= us-gaap_BuildingMember
       
Property and equipment, gross carrying value     8,877us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
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= us-gaap_BuildingMember
8,877us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
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= us-gaap_BuildingMember
   
Website and Software Development            
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]            
Fair values discount rate   15.00%us-gaap_FairValueInputsDiscountRate
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= prts_WebsiteAndSoftwareDevelopmentMember
       
Fair values royalty rate   2.50%prts_FairValueInputsRoyaltyRate
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= prts_WebsiteAndSoftwareDevelopmentMember
       
Impairment loss on property and equipment   960us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForUse
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= prts_WebsiteAndSoftwareDevelopmentMember
       
Computer software (purchased and developed)            
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]            
Impairment loss on property and equipment 4,832us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForUse
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SoftwareDevelopmentMember
         
Property and equipment, gross carrying value     45,170us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SoftwareDevelopmentMember
55,383us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
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Capital Leased Assets (Facility)            
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]            
Excess of net proceeds over the net carrying value of capital leased asset under sale and lease back           376prts_SaleLeaseBackTransactionExcessofNetProceedsOverNetCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_AssetsHeldUnderCapitalLeasesMember
Estimated useful life of property and equipment     20 years     20 years
Property and equipment, gross carrying value     9,643us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
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= us-gaap_AssetsHeldUnderCapitalLeasesMember
9,771us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
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= us-gaap_AssetsHeldUnderCapitalLeasesMember
   
Property and equipment, accumulated depreciation     907us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
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= us-gaap_AssetsHeldUnderCapitalLeasesMember
518us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
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= us-gaap_AssetsHeldUnderCapitalLeasesMember
   
Property and equipment, net     8,736us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_AssetsHeldUnderCapitalLeasesMember
9,253us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
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= us-gaap_AssetsHeldUnderCapitalLeasesMember
   
LaSalle, Illinois Facility            
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]            
Amortization expense related to capital leased asset     475us-gaap_CapitalLeasesIncomeStatementAmortizationExpense
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= prts_LasalleIllinoisFacilityMember
317us-gaap_CapitalLeasesIncomeStatementAmortizationExpense
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= prts_LasalleIllinoisFacilityMember
   
Lease terms under sale and lease back     The Company’s initial base annual rent is $853 for the first year (“Base Rent Amount”), after which the rental amount will increase annually on May 1 by the lesser of 1.5% or 1.25 times the change in the Consumer Price Index as published by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, except that in no event will the adjusted annual rental amount fall below the Base Rent Amount.      
Period of lease under sale and lease back transaction           20 years
Execution of the lease terminate date           Apr. 30, 2033
Initial base annual rent for first year           853prts_SaleLeaseBackTransactionBaseRentAmount
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Percentage of annual increase in base rent           1.50%prts_PercentageOfAnnualIncreaseInBaseRentAmount
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= prts_LasalleIllinoisFacilityMember
Increased percentage in base rent with change in consumer price index           1.25prts_IncreaseInBaseRentWithChangeInConsumerPriceIndex
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= prts_LasalleIllinoisFacilityMember
LaSalle, Illinois Facility | Whitney Automotive Group (WAG)            
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]            
Gross proceeds from sale of La Salle, Illinois facility           9,750us-gaap_SaleLeasebackTransactionGrossProceeds
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Net proceeds from sale of La Salle, Illinois facility           9,507us-gaap_SaleLeasebackTransactionNetProceeds
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= prts_LasalleIllinoisFacilityMember
Legal fees           $ 77us-gaap_LegalFees
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= prts_WhitneyAutomotiveGroupMember
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= prts_LasalleIllinoisFacilityMember